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Programming: R, Python, Unix

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Prof. Daniel Brewer

Prof. Colin Cooper

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Last updated on 2021-02-13.

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Abraham Gihawi

Computational Biologist

An interdisciplinary scientist in cancer microbial bioinformatics seeking the next step.

Education

PhD Computational Biology

Thesis: Searching for Pathogens in Cancer Sequence Data

UEA

2021 - 2017

MSc, Cancer Therapeutics - Distinction - 80%

Project: PHLDA1 in FGFR Inhibitor Resistant Cancer

QMUL

2017 - 2015

BSc (hons) Biomedical Science - 69%

Project: A Portable Test for Bacteria & Urobilinogen in Urine

Lincoln

2014 - 2011

Experience

Post-Doctoral Senior Bioinformatics Officer

Cancer Genetics and Metagenomics

UEA

  • Investigating links between pathogens and aggressive prostate cancer

2021 - 2022

Medical Laboratory Assistant

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

2017 - 2015

  • Processed and analysed clinical samples in adherence with trial protocols

Health Advisor NHS 111

Care UK

Dorking

2015 - 2014

  • Triaged patients and provided healthcare advice via telephone

NHS Experience Placements

Princess Diana & Scunthorpe General

Grimsby & Scunthorpe

2014 - 2013

  • Departments including: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, Pathology (Biochemistry, Haematology, Transfusion, Andrology, Virology)

Publications

SEPATH: benchmarking the search for pathogens in human tissue whole genome sequence data leads to template pipelines

Genome Biology

DOI: 10.1186/s13059-019-1819-8

2019

Abraham Gihawi, Ghanasyam Rallapalli, Rachel Hurst… Daniel S. Brewer

Potential for diagnosis of infectious disease from the 100,000 Genomes Project Metagenomic Dataset: Recommendations for reporting results

Wellcome Open Research

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15499.1

2019

Gkikas Magiorkinis… Abraham Gihawi… Colin Cooper.

Other

Successful Grants: “Unravelling how bacterial infection drives the development of aggressive prostate cancer” - Prostate Cancer UK

Peer Review: Genome Biology (BMC), Genomics (Elsevier)